Currycomb



F. 0. IVES. GURRYGOMB.

(No Model.)

Patented Mar. 6, 1894.

- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK G. IVES, OF GRANVILLE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF TWO-THIRDS TO NELLIE M. IVES, OF SAME PLACE, AND EDWIN W. HALL, OF WHITE HALL, NEW YORK.

CURRYCOMB.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 516,160, dated March 6, 1894:. Application filed June 15,1892. Renewed August 23. 1893. Serial No. 483,861. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK O. IvEs, a citizen of the United States, residingat North Granville, in the county of Washington and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Currycombs; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art IO to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in currycombs, and the object of my invention is the provision of a currycomb which will be inexpensive and durable and which will remove all dirt or foreign matter from the hair or skin of the animal without tearing the skin or loosening the roots of the hair.

The invention consists of a currycomb embodying novel details of construction and adaptation of parts to produce a practical currycomb as will appear from the description and drawings.

Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a currycomb constructed in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 represents a bottom plan view thereof, and Fig. 3 representsavertical longitudinal section of the currycomb.

Referring by letter to the drawings, A designates the currycomb proper which is made of metal in substantially the form or shape of a horseshoe, the heel portions B being joined, and integral therewith is the shank C which enters the handle D and also intogral with the heel joint portion is the plate or strip E, this construction forming a strong reliable body and the handle being in the proper relation with reference thereto. Secured to or formed integral with the horseshoe shaped plate are the rows of teeth E which are arranged side by side at equal distances apart and extend around the plate and conform exactly to the shape thereof and these teeth are made of metal with the ends blunted or flattened in order that they may not cut the skin or flesh of the animal. The horseshoe shaped plate is preferably widened at the toe portion to accommodate more teeth than at the other portions and by this construction a broader surface is formed at the place where most needed. 1

It will be understood that the currycomb is simple, durable and inexpensive in construction and that the teeth are made of metal and blunted thereby obviating the danger of tearing the hair or entering the skin; also entirely removing the dirt and by reason of the blunt points and softness of the metal producing a soothing and animating effect.

I claim as my invention- The currycomb herein shown and described, consisting of the body portion made in the form of a horseshoe with the front or toe portion broadened and the heel ends reduced, the teeth arranged in parallel rows equal distance apart and projecting from the body having their ends blunted or flattened, the strip or plate extending from the toe to the heels of the body, and the shank carrying the handle and formed integral with the said strip and the toe portions of the body.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK G. IVES.

Witnesses:

JAMES HEWITT, FREDERICK I. CHANDLER. 

